Date of Award:

5-1965

Document Type:

Thesis

Degree Name:

Master of Science (MS)

Department:

Geosciences

Department name when degree awarded

Geology

Committee Chair(s)

Clyde T. Hardy

Committee

Clyde T. Hardy

Committee

J. Stewart Williams

Committee

Donald R. Olsen

Committee

Rousseau H. Flower

Abstract

General Statement

The James Peak quadrangle is a topographic map unit of the Geological Survey of the U. S. Department of Interior (Plate 1). It covers 7 1/2 minutes of latitude and longitude at a scale of 1:24, 000 or 1 inch to 2, 000 feet. It is bounded by lat 41°22'30" N. and lat 41°30' N. and long 111°45' W. and long 111 °52 '30" W The quadrangle includes 56 square miles and has maximum relief of about 4, 300 feet.

The James Peak quadrangle is located in northern Utah between the Wasatch Range on the west and the Bear River Range on the east (Figure 1). The eastern part includes the western flank of the Bear River Range. James Peak, 9, 500 feet in elevation, is in the southeastern part of the quadrangle and forms an imposing landmark as seen from Cache Valley to the north and Ogden Valley to the south.

The area of the James Peak quadrangle is represented on various generalized geologic maps (Hardy and Williams, 1953; Stokes, 1963); how­ever, no concerted attempt has been made to study the Paleozoic stratigraphy of the area. Such an investigation is basic to an understanding of the geologic structure of northern central Utah and might also help resolve numerous stratigraphic problems of the region. The purpose of this investigation is to determine the lithology and thickness of the Paleozoic stratigraphic units present within the James Peak quadrangle.

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